Category Archives: SBA 7a

Phoenix Lender Services Facilitates Record $325 Million in SBA and USDA Loan Closings in First Full Year of Operations

LAGRANGE, Ga., Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Phoenix Lender Services (“Phoenix”), a subsidiary of Community Bankshares Inc. (“CBI”), announced today that it facilitated more than $325 million in SBA and USDA loan closings during its first full fiscal year in operation — marking one of the most successful inaugural performances in the history of […]

Community Bank & Trust Announces Closing of Second-Ever SBA 7(a) Multi-Lender Securitization

LAGRANGE, Ga., Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Community Bank & Trust – West Georgia (CB&T), a subsidiary of Community Bankshares Inc recently announced the successful closing of the SOUP 7(a) Trust 2025-FBC1, a $118.9 million securitization backed by the unguaranteed portions of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) loans. This marks the second-ever securitization […]

The Golden Age of Business Acquisition

Typically, when we think about business acquisitions, we envision the big merger-and-acquisition (M&A) deals publicized in national media outlets or the corporate raiders depicted in movies like Wall Street. Today, however, business acquisitions have become a meaningful growth strategy for small businesses all across the United States. They aren’t just for the big leagues. The reality […]